Chapter 166 Madam He
Li had never seen her husband so depressed.
When the couple tried to have children in vain all those years ago, the husband was not as dejected as he is now.
Although Li was angry with the second and third wives, she still tried to comfort her husband when she saw him like this: "It must be the idea of the second and third brothers..."
Sun Jiaxing interrupted with a wry smile and said, "Husband and wife are one. Even if it was my sister-in-law's idea, they must have had the same idea."
"I have mentioned Niu Niu's matter to them many times, but they still forgot about it. They don't have a problem with Niu Niu, they have a problem with me."
"If I open my heart and they still have issues, why should I continue to care about them?"
Sun Jiaxing was like a man who had finally seen the light of day after pushing away a thick fog. He felt as if the burden on his shoulders had instantly been lifted.
"Let's just take mother with us this time when we go to Beijing." Sun Jiaxing completely gave up the idea of bringing the other two families with him to Beijing.
"Husband, you said before that you would bring them to Beijing because you were afraid that they would cause trouble in their hometown. If we leave them here and cause trouble, what will happen then?" Li was worried.
Sun Jiaxing had already made up his mind and said, "I will invite the clan leader to dinner in a few days, and then I will take care of all these matters."
Although the three branches of the Sun family now live together, Old Man Sun has always been a thoughtful person. On his deathbed, he insisted on dividing the family home. It is easy to separate them now.
After Sun Jiaxing and Li finished discussing things, they turned around and saw Changshou gradually falling asleep under Niuniu's gentle patting.
Niu Niu yawned, held her brother's hand, and lay down beside him and fell asleep.
Li looked at the two children lying side by side with tender eyes: "Changshou really likes his sister."
Seeing the two children sleeping soundly, Sun Jiaxing felt that all the gloom in his heart was swept away, and said, "It would be great if Niuniu could stay in our house forever."
Li's eyes lit up and she asked, "Is it okay?"
Sun Jiaxing shook his head: "I asked, but Brother Gu refused to give it to me."
Li was also sad: "What a pity."
Sun Jiaxing echoed, "The Gu family has so many children, what's wrong with giving Niuniu to me? Brother Gu is too stingy."
Niu Niu, who was lying on the bed, suddenly turned over. The couple was so scared that they dared not say anything bad and retreated quietly. Li left her eldest maid in the room to take care of the two children.
After half a day's trouble, the eldest house was in chaos. Everything that needed to be dealt with was dealt with, but little Changshou must be surrounded by people.
"We had originally planned to let Niu Niu pick two maids in the afternoon, but now she picked Changshou as well." Li explained.
Sun Jiaxing said: "Everyone around Changshou is like a sieve. We must be more careful when selecting people this time."
Li sighed and said, "It's easy to find maids and old women to serve, but I'm afraid Changshou will be used to her milk and will make trouble if I rashly replace her with someone else."
It seemed that what she feared would come true. As soon as Li finished speaking, Changshou in the room suddenly woke up from his sleep and started crying.
The couple rushed into the inner room.
"Okay, okay, Changshou, be good and stop crying. Your sister is still sleeping." Li coaxed softly.
But no matter how she coaxed him, Changshou was still crying loudly. Even if she took the child to the outer room, Niuniu was still woken up by the crying.
Niu Niu rubbed her eyes, jumped off the bed, ran out with her shoes hanging down, and grabbed Changshou's waving little hand.
"Be good, Changshou, don't cry." Niu Niu coaxed softly.
Li had been trying to coax the child for a long time but Niu Niu just coaxed him with a few words and Changshou calmed down.
Mrs. Li smiled and said, "It turns out that our little Changshou was not having a nightmare, but was missing his sister."
Niuniu sighed like a little adult and said, "It's my fault. I rolled to the side while sleeping and shouldn't have let go of Xiao Changshou's hand."
Li said: "Niuniu is still young, how can she sleep in the same position all the time?"
Since both children were awake, Li simply asked the servants to bring the maids and wet nurses into the yard.
Changshou will need milk soon, so he chooses a wet nurse first.
The search time was short, and the servants ran all over the county and only brought back three breastfeeding women.
Li asked the three of them to take turns feeding little Changshou.
A child of this age can only see vague outlines with his eyes, so Xiao Changshou now relies on his breath to distinguish people.
He was keenly aware that these three people were not his original wet nurses, and he turned his head away, showing great resistance.
Li immediately asked the servants, "Are there any other wet nurses? Are these the only three?"
The servant looked hesitant.
"If you have something to say, say it quickly. Why are you hiding it at this time?" Li urged.
The servant replied, "There is also Madam He, but her husband just left, and her daughter can't be without someone."
Li remembered this person. When she first chose a wet nurse for Changshou, she was very satisfied. However, because she had just lost her husband, she was afraid that it would bring bad luck, so she did not choose this person.
"Forget it, let's call her over and give it a try." Li was now desperate and was trying every possible means to cure her illness.
Madam He came very quickly, and when Li saw her, her heart skipped a beat.
When she saw Madam He three months ago, she was not as haggard as she is now.
When Madam He came, she was holding a four-month-old baby girl in her arms.
She handed her daughter to someone else to hold, then gently took Changshou, humming a ballad softly.
Changshou started to make a fuss before he caught Niuniu, but gradually calmed down amidst He Niangzi's singing, and hope instantly sparked in He Niangzi's eyes.
But the next second, no matter how she coaxed him, little Changshou refused to drink her milk.
Madam He's eyes suddenly became desperate again.
Mrs. Li was also very disappointed and said to the nanny beside her: "Look again. We must find a wet nurse who can feed Changshou today."
Madam He stood there in a daze, but did not take her daughter over immediately.
She thought that was it, there was no way out.
She looked at her daughter who was now in someone else's arms. Her little face was white and tender, and she looked so well-behaved.
Do you really want to take your daughter with you to jump into the river? The child is so young, and this is your husband's only child.
But if she didn't jump into the river, how would she survive?
Niuniu seemed to sense something. She suddenly turned to Li and said, "Godmother, how about letting this aunt try again? Changshou seems to like her very much."
Mrs. Li was stunned when she heard this. Although she felt there was no need to try again, since her daughter said so, she would not refuse her child's small request.
Madam He didn't expect there would be such a sudden turn of events. She was so surprised that her hands were shaking. She carefully took Changshou and held him in her arms, and her voice became countless times softer than before.
Only after Changshou's slightly frowned brows slowly relaxed did Madam He start feeding the baby.
It’s just a pity that Changshou still doesn’t eat it.
Niuniu sighed and said, "Changshou is a good child. Good children should eat well, otherwise they will be hungry."
The next second, Madam He watched Changshou's mouth move.
"Drink, drink, Master wants to drink milk!"
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